India is a land where patriarchy has existed since time immemorial and become an instrument to justify the law, too. One such category of law is the Family law. The oppressed gender in their different roles has not been kept at par with the men in the field of family law.

Where does patriarchy come from?

Lerner views the establishment of patriarchy as a historical process that developed from 3100 B.C. to 600 B.C. in the Near East. Patriarchy, she believes, arose partly from the practice of intertribal exchanges of women for marriage ''in which women acquiesced because it was functional for the tribe. ''

What are examples of patriarchy?

An example of a patriarchy society is where men hold the control and make all the rules and women stay home and care for the kids. An example of a patriarchy is when the family name comes from the man in the family. The dominance of men in social or cultural systems.